Thiago Motta

Thiago Motta (Brazilian Portuguese: [tʃiˈaɡu ˈmɔtɐ]; Italian: [ˈtjaːɡo ˈmɔtta]; born 28 August 1982) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Serie A club Juventus. A defensive midfielder, Motta spent his early career in Spain with Barcelona, where he won two La Liga titles and the UEFA Champions League despite recurring injuries. After brief spells with Atlético Madrid and Genoa, Motta was signed by Inter Milan in 2009. He was part of the squad that won a continental treble of Serie A, Coppa Italia and the Champions League in 2010. He joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2012, where he won 18 trophies (including five Ligue 1 titles) before retiring in 2018. Born and raised in Brazil and of Italian descent, Motta holds Italian citizenship. After making two appearances for Brazil in 2003, he subsequently represented Italy 30 times from 2011, scoring once. He appeared as Italy were finalists at UEFA Euro 2012, and also played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2016. Following his retirement, he coached PSG's under-19 side. In October 2019, he returned to Genoa as their manager, before being fired in December following a poor run of results. In July 2021, Motta was appointed manager of Spezia, where he remained for one season, before taking over as manager of Bologna in September 2022, leading them to qualify for the Champions League in his second season. In June 2024, Motta was appointed head coach of Juventus. In March 2025, after being eliminated from the Champions League and general poor results, he was sacked.